IAC Archaeology

Tag: post-medieval Dublin

  • Clay pipe production at Francis Street

    Clay pipe production at Francis Street

    Fragments of clay tobacco pipes are commonly found during archaeological investigations; the plain, broken stems are essentially the cigarette butts of the 18th and 19th centuries! IAC’s excavations at 134–143 Francis Street in Dublin 8 revealed more than the expected scattering of these remains. A large assemblage of 910 fragmentary pipes and associated material was […]